The term Smart Grid may be best understood as the overlaying of a unified communications and
control system on the existing power delivery infrastructure to provide the right information to
the right entity (e.g. end-use devices, Transmission and Distyribution, system controls, customers, etc.) at the right time to
take the right action. It is a system that optimizes power supply and delivery, minimizes losses,
is self-healing, and enables next-generation energy efficiency and demand response applications.
A Smart Grid entails an open standard for communications with devices – both T&D and enduse
devices – advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), two-way communications between a
utility and its customers, and smart interconnections to distributed energy resources.
A Smart Grid will also facilitate the market adoption and interconnection of plug-in hybrid
electric vehicles (PHEVs), hybrid electric vehicles that can be plugged into electrical outlets for
recharging.
A Smart Grid is a critical element for Dynamic Energy Management, the
synergistic effect of a Smart Grid with smart energy-efficient end-use devices, advanced whole
building control systems, and smart distributed energy resources to yield energy savings and
peak demand reductions greater than what could otherwise be realized. A Smart Grid would
potentially link all of these elements together and provide constant communications between a
utility and its customers to optimize energy efficiency and mitigate emissions.
Carbonmetrics has software solutions and technology products that facilitate the development of the Smart Grid. We currently have programmes to roll out zigbee enabled Smart Meters and prepayment smart meters. As our business focus is the emrging markets of South America, Africa and the Middle East, we are making active and rapid developments.
Additionally, through our agreements with Carbon data vendors like AMEE (www.amee.com), we are uniquely positioned to translate the Dynamic Energy Management of our deployments into Carbon Emissions.
Our knowledge loop ensures that we capture data devices from our users and feed this back into the knowledge database of carbon emissions. This information assists utilities with their energy management strategies and leads to further Carbon Reduction solutions and developments.
Contact us now to understand more about our technologies and to be part of our Smart Meter rollout programme.
